Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Using the Registry for Research, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Achberger, Terry E. Ohio Summit 1976 1981 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1981 09-16-2019
Artis, John New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 15 19 Black Male 1981 08-04-2020
Beeman, Gary Ohio Ashtabula 1976 1979 Murder Death 3 22 White Male 1979
Broady, Thomas H. Jr. Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Term of Years 10 to 25 years 5 White Male 1978
Bundy, Harry Dale Ohio Stark 1957 1958 Murder Death 1 38 White Male 1958
Carmen, Jack Allen Ohio Franklin 1975 1977 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1977
Carter, Rubin New Jersey Passaic 1967 1988 Murder Term of Years 30 years to life 19 29 Black Male 1986 08-04-2020
Cox, Bradley Ohio Fairfield 1980 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 56 to 200 years 2 20 White Male 1982
Fay, Floyd Ohio Wood 1978 1980 Murder Life 2 26 White Male 1980
Forrest, McKinley New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 35 Black Male 1951
Foster, Locke Ohio Wyandot 1901 1914 Murder Life 13 33 White Male 1914 08-29-2022
Greene, Kevin D. Ohio Franklin 1982 1984 Robbery Term of Years 4 to 25 years 3 26 Don't Know Male 1984 05-01-2019
Holbrook, Ernest Jr. Ohio Wayne 1982 1984 Murder Life 2 19 White Male 1984
Jackson, William Bernard Ohio Franklin 1978 1982 Sexual Assault Term of Years 14 to 50 years 5 24 Black Male 1982
Jones, Harllel B. Ohio Cuyahoga 1972 1978 Murder Term of Years 1 to Life 7 30 Black Male 1978
Lester, C. Elizabeth New Jersey Somerset 1935 1951 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 46 White Female 1936
McKenzie, John New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
McKinney, Clarence Leroy Ohio Clinton 1922 1923 Murder Life 1 White Male 1923
McMullen, Edward Ohio Miami 1956 1965 Murder Life 10 28 White Male 1965
Merritt, George New Jersey Union 1968 1980 Murder Life 11 24 Black Male 1980
Morello, Raffaelo New Jersey Essex 1918 1926 Murder Life 11 25 White Male 1929
O'Neil, Leonard Ohio Portage 1971 1975 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1975 02-28-2019
Rucker, Herman Ray Ohio Wayne 1982 1983 Murder Life 1 26 White Male 1983
Santos, Jorge de los New Jersey Essex 1975 1983 Murder Life 8 30 Hispanic Male 1983
Shephard, Clifford New Jersey Middlesex 1935 1950 Forgery Term of Years 0.75 years 1 49 White Male 1936
Sheppard, Samuel Ohio Cuyahoga 1954 1966 Murder Life 10 30 White Male 1964
Smith, Larry Thomas Ohio Summit 1976 1980 Murder Life 4 30 White Male 1980
Teter, Danie Lee Ohio Summit 1976 1978 Murder Life 2 30 White Male 1978 09-16-2019
Thornton, Lonzo Ohio Butler 1927 1928 Robbery Term of Years 10 to 25 years 1 Black Male 1928
Thorpe, James New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 24 Black Male 1951
Thrower, Allen Ohio Franklin 1973 1978 Murder Life 5 23 Black Male 1978
Ury, George Ohio Wyandot 1901 1913 Murder Life 12 48 White Male 1913 08-29-2022
Walker, Nathaniel New Jersey Union 1976 1986 Sexual Assault Life 10 32 Black Male 1986
Weaver, Joseph Ohio Cuyahoga 1927 1929 Murder Death 2 33 Black Male 1929
Wilson, Horace New Jersey Mercer 1948 1951 Murder Death 3 37 Black Male 1951
Zambino, Luigi New Jersey Mercer 1906 1909 Forgery Term of Years 6 years 3 White Male 1909